La Compagnie to give company to Delta and United on Paris-Newark

La Compagnie had a soft launch of its initially twice-weekly 74-seat 757 operations between Paris CDG and New York Newark on 21 July. Its schedule will be gradually enhanced up to six times weekly.

La Compagnie is a start-up all business class airline which launched flights between Paris CDG(CDG) and New York Newark (EWR) on 21 July, having previously planned to launch on 11 July. Initially beginning with a twice-weekly schedule, its spaciously configured 74-seat 757 will offer five times weekly service from 11 August, before adding a further weekly rotation on 1 October. The 5,872-kilometre sector will face direct competition from two US heavyweights – namely United Airlines (double-daily) and Delta Air Lines (six times weekly). For more detailed analysis of this ‘Boutique Airline’, take a look at this week’s Take-Offs and Landings story on La Compagnie.